Invalidity · first instance · 2019-06-04
000104619
Contested design: 003756899-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; registered Community design No 003756899-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 003756899-0001. 3. La titular sufrague las costas de la solicitante, cuantificadas en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mustech Electronics Co., Limited
China (CN)
3F, Building # B2, Shanghe Industry Park, Nanchang Road, Xixiang, Baoan Country, Shenzhen City, República Popular de China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Binyang Zeng
China (CN)
Huanan Road n.º 1, Fu an Avenue, Longgang Country, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518100, República Popular de China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
YouTube printout of a microscope called 'DIGIMICRO Prof'
YouTube · disclosed 2016-04-01
YouTube printout of a microscope called 'Digimicro Prof'
YouTube · disclosed 2014-02-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested microscope design lacked novelty over earlier disclosures in Annexes 1 to 6, especially YouTube publications from 2016 and 2014, and alternatively lacked individual character.
- ›Applicant also argued the registered views were inconsistent and did not represent the same product within Article 3(a) CDR.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response.
- ›The Division found the YouTube publications accessible to the relevant circles before filing and accepted them as prior disclosures under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Comparing Annex 1 with the contested RCD, the Division found only insignificant differences, held the design lacked novelty, and invalidated the RCD without examining the remaining grounds.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė Sakalaitė
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
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